Red Mosquito

Simple Torture wrote:I’ve always been surprised that Big Cypress has never gotten an official release, and I’ve never taken the time to track down a bootleg. What’s the general consensus on that show? Worth a listen or overly bloated or something in between?

12/31 has been the top rated show at .net for quite some time, 12/30 is #10. I haven't listened in a while, probably when I was burning those discs so I am due to revisit after some '99 shows. They definitely pulled off that second set in grand fashion but I think of the Baker's Dozen and that is still mind blowing to me.

I listened to the Baker’s Dozen during all-nighters as I finished my dissertation, it was a welcome companion.

I had some phish on while I was doing chores yesterday and those crunchy organ jams made my wife ask if I was on hold with someone.

Phish is weird for me. I detest half of what they do, but really like the rest. Also, sometimes Trey makes me wanna put all my gear in a pile, cover it with gas, and watch it burn. Shred with taste is rare.

I weirdly love their studio albums for the most part, and also love the love output. But I have never seen them live and will probably never get to (I have seen Trey Anastasio Band and Oysterhead though).

liebzz wrote:I weirdly love their studio albums for the most part, and also love the love output. But I have never seen them live and will probably never get to (I have seen Trey Anastasio Band and Oysterhead though).

With your appreciation of music and specifically live music, you've got to make it a point to see them live. It'll be worth it.

I've seen Trey a few times with TAB and it was great, but nowhere near the place Phish will take you.

Self wrote:Phish is weird for me. I detest half of what they do, but really like the rest. Also, sometimes Trey makes me wanna put all my gear in a pile, cover it with gas, and watch it burn. Shred with taste is rare.

They very much are a band that has had legit musical 'eras' along with their two hiatus periods. There are definitely moments especially early on where I can take or leave a lot but forty years is a long damn time. I have really gravitated toward the last five or so years as I have really enjoyed their new output and live they seem so incredibly locked in.

Trey's voice and the fun-time they seemed to be having on stage was a big hurdle for me and still can be as I stated earlier but these days I feel there is more creative and engaging jamming that it can more than balance out. The secret set at Mondegreen last year is absolutely stellar, in case I hadn't mentioned that numerous times in this thread yet.

I did start going through the LivePhish releases as my first listen of the day this week. I am going in release order but am looking forward to the first few 'year' releases as the time between said hiatus are a bit of a blind spot for me.

Self wrote:Phish is weird for me. I detest half of what they do, but really like the rest. Also, sometimes Trey makes me wanna put all my gear in a pile, cover it with gas, and watch it burn. Shred with taste is rare.

I thought about this post yesterday when listening to a boot. These guys can really go off for a set and then end it with something like Harpua which totally turns me off.

Bathtub Gin is probably my favorite phish song. The lyrics are better than most of their songs. They're vaguely Dylan-esque. The angular guitar riff is a really good anchor for what follows, which is pretty out there.

Live Bait Vol 22

01. Stash (4/5/93 HUB Ballroom, University of Washington – Seattle, WA) 14:02
02. Mike’s Song > I Am Hydrogen > Weekapaug Groove > The Mango Song (4/24/92 Roseland Theater – Portland, OR) 26:39
03. Harry Hood (10/15/98 The Fillmore – San Francisco, CA) 16:56
04. Reba (12/1/96 Pauley Pavilion, UCLA – Los Angeles, CA) 15:47
05. You Enjoy Myself (11/24/91 Webster Hall, Dartmouth College – Hanover, NH) 21:00
06. Bathtub Gin (11/24/95 Civic Arena – Pittsburgh, PA) 13:03
07. Down With Disease (9/24/99 South Park Meadows – Austin, TX) 16:09
08. Magilla > Foam (11/3/90 Boulder Theater – Boulder, CO) 14:04
09. Roggae (7/31/98 Polaris Amphitheater – Columbus, OH) 8:34
10. Rhombus Narration > Divided Sky (11/10/91 Music Farm – Charleston, SC) 14:29
11. Run Like An Antelope (7/18/92 Mann Music Center – Philadelphia, PA) 9:37
12. Gumbo (8/8/97 New World Music Theatre – Tinley Park, IL) 15:36
13. The Oh Kee Pa Ceremony > AC/DC Bag (12/15/89 Ukrainian National Home – New York, NY) 8:07
14. Waves (6/20/04 Saratoga Performing Arts Center – Saratoga Springs, NY)

they play a 1/2 mile from my house tonight...tickets still available..I've never seen them live and I want to but we're both so g*d damn tired we won't...

Turned on 4/18 when I got home and really enjoyed the first set... Blaze On is a great start to the second, fifteen songs and 3 hours I felt this one might hit... it sure as hell has.

Live Bait Vol 23

1. Tweezer (8/15/93 Macauley Theatre – Louisville, KY) 19:47
2. You Enjoy Myself > Catapult > You Enjoy Myself (10/15/94 Oak Mountain Amphitheatre – Pelham, AL) 22:55
3. Tweezer Reprise, Divided Sky (11/9/95 Fox Theatre – Atlanta, GA) 20:04
4. Sand (12/18/99 Hampton Coliseum – Hampton, VA) 16:50